Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will preside over the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signing of a $262 million poverty reduction grant with Moldova on Friday, January 22, at 12:30 p.m., at the Department of State. The grant will focus on investment projects in irrigation infrastructure, high-value agricultural products and road construction. His Excellency Prime Minister Vladimir Filat of Moldova will represent the Government of Moldova.

The Moldova signing ceremony is the first under the tenure of MCC’s new Chief Executive Officer Daniel W. Yohannes, who was sworn in by Secretary Clinton last month.

The event is open to the press in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State. Media should RSVP to http://www.mcc.gov/mcc/press/events/rsvp/outreach-012210-moldova.shtml by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2010. Pre-set time for cameras: 11:15 a.m. from 23rd Street EntranceFinal access time for print journalists and still photographers: 12:00 a.m. from 23rd Street Entrance

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